New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
TO QUARTER THE OLD FLAG
1MpuDENCE FROM VIRGINIA ORATORS.
u.se.cursyrrs GRAND ARMY MEN TOLD THAT
Unity DEPENDS ON RECOGNITION OF THE
"CoNFEDERAcY."

MASSACHUSETTS, GRAND ARMY MEN TOLD THAT
UNITy DEPENDS ON RECOGNITION OF THE
"CoNFEDERACY"
fpr TELEGRAPH THE TKrBUNE.1
rxsx Mass July 8. - General Lander Post,
., the Grand Army which has been at Gettysburg and
IN the South eight days. returned home To-Day. Inc
orpauzation was Hospitality entertained by the X. Il.
Toe Camp of Confederate Veterans OF Richmond being
in that city Monday night until Wednesday morn
ing One feature of the trip has attracted National
interest and is being much discussed especially IN New
England The Lynn Grand Army members mingled with
the Pickett men Gettysburg and heard no re-
pulsiye talk concerning the late unpleasantness un
they reached Richmond. On Tuesday evening ban
quet large scale was held at Sanger Hall In that
city Probably 400 people attended including nearly all
the representative of Richmond. the Governor
who NewYork City, and the Mayor OF the city,
who was confined to his home by Illness The speeches
we're all OF satisfactory tener until II. W. Flournay'
Secretary Of the ath Of Virginia was called
upon His remarks concerning the war and Its results
were so Objectionable to many that they left the hall
He defended Confederate action in the struggle In
such manner as to make himself repusive to the
Northern visitors He wanted the American nag
amended TO the extent Of placing the Rebel stars ana
bars in prominent position thereon. 1t was the most
unreconstructed speech imaginable, and tie excuse
offered by the few members of R. E. Lee Camp Directing
to the expressed sentiment that the must be
infamed with wine" The Editor Of The Richmond inns,
who followed made radical speech regarding the
changing of the flag than did the Secretary OF State,
claiming that complete unity and good feeling would
never result until the old Rebel flag became portion OF
the stars and Stripes The latter speaker read his speech
from manuscript 30 that 1t could be said his
hasty remark brought by an indulgence in liquids
He dwelt upon the flag business at much length
and thought only fair that such amendments as were
suggested should be Immediately made The more con-
servative members of R. T. Lee Camp became much In"
censed such talk from their prominent and represent
otivo here Init M a
mond followed endeavored to correct the remarks
Colonel Allen G. SHEPPARD of Lynn, member OF Gsv.
ernor Amess staff being called upon opposed strongly
any such change of the National coors as was proposed
The Lynn members looked at the Richmond papers the
next morning found that all references to the hags
being changed had been cut out Of the speeches The
occasion was literally covered for several New England
papers, but the flag business not referred to- It
sunbered until the party reached Washington on We'd
nesday when The National Republican printed an inter
view with member of General Lander Post, of which
the following was part,
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TO make any such remarks. am sure"
This interview created CONSERVATION and no small
amount of indignation under the circumstances and the
post members got together and branded the interview as
not representing their sentmt g. They considered the
interview poor return for the couresies received at
Richmond especially members Of r l. Lee Camp had
expressed themselves in strong terms against the two
speeches. and said that they only represented the views
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for the post to call upon the President In body but,
under the 1t was thought best so to DO
possible committee ascertaned that the President
would receive the organization and before shaking them
by the hands, the Executive remarked;
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the relations between the Grand Army and the President
so strained Last year. when Post 10, Grand Army OF
a similar experience One of the Lynn papers says
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